求解 OG12 77题

丢丢shirley

77.Although the earliest surviving Greek inscriptions
written in an alphabet date from the eighth century
B.C., the fact that the text of these Greek
inscriptions sometimes runs from right to left
and sometimes from left to right indicates that the
Greeks adopted alphabetic writing at least two
centuries before these inscriptions were produced.
After all, the Greeks learned alphabetic writing from
the Phoenicians, and presumably, along with the
alphabet, they also adopted the then-current
Phoenician practice with respect to the direction of
text. And although Phoenician writing was
originally inconsistent in direction, by the eighth
century B.C. Phoenician was consistently written
from right to left and had been for about two
centuries.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface
play which of the following roles?
(A)The first and the second each describe evidence
that has been used to challenge the position that
the argument seeks to establish.

(B)The first is evidence that forms the basis for an
objection to the position that the argument
seeks to establish; the second is that position.

(C)The first is evidence that forms the basis for an
objection to the position that the argument
seeks to establish; the second is a consideration
that is introduced to counter the force of that
evidence.

(D)The first and the second each provide evidence
in support of the position that the argument
seeks to establish.

(E)The first provides evidence in support of the
position that the argument seeks to establish;
the second is that position.

这个A选项里challenge the position 是什么意思呀

cdwayne

position = the earliest surviving Greek inscriptions written in an alphabet date from the eighth century B.C.,